Samples of excellent optical quality were prepared The nonlinear measurements were performed using the thermally managed eclipse Z-scan technique at 800 nm A large value of n(2) approximate to 10(-12) cm(2)/W and negligible nonlinear absorption were obtained (C) 2009 Stattic nmr American Institute of Physics. [doi. 10.1063/1.3254233]“
“A total of 100 broiler breast meat was cooked at 176A

degrees C to internal temperatures of either 71, 73, 75, 77, or 79A degrees C. Tenderness significantly decreased as internal temperatures increased. The decrease was most pronounced at 79A degrees C with a 26.4% increase in Meullenet-Owens-Razor-Shear (MORS) energy compared to that at 71A degrees C. The toughness-temperature coefficient (TTC, change in tenderness/1A degrees C increase) was calculated to be 4.48% across the temperature ranges. Cooking loss increased constantly with the increase of internal temperatures and ranged from 15 to 27% across the range of endpoint temperatures. Poultry breast meat cooked to a higher internal temperature was in average less tender and also more variable in tenderness.”
“Uncompatibilized and compatibilized (polypropylene grafted maleic anhydride as compatibilizer)

polyethylene terephthalate (PET)/polypropylene (PP)/TiO2 microfibrillar composites (MFC) were prepared by injection molding of the pelletized PET/PP/TiO2 drawn strands. The morphology of PET fibrils and the distribution of TiO2 particles in the composites were examined. After injection check details molding the preferential location of TiO2 particles is still preserved. Because of the reinforcement effect of PET fibrils, the tensile

properties and impact strength of the PET/PP MFC are improved compared with. the pure PP. Incorporation of TiO2 particles results in decrease of both tensile strength and impact strength of the composites. However, the compatibilized PET/PP/TiO2 MFC demonstrate better mechanical properties Vorinostat chemical structure compared with the uncompatibilized ones. DMA analysis shows that the glass transition temperature (T-g) of PET in the uncompatibilized PET/PP/TiO2 MFC and the T-g of PP in the compatibilized PET/PP/TiO2 MFC are elevated by about 2 degrees C. The elevation of T-g is attributed to the preferential location of TiO2 particles in the composites. (C) 2009 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci 113: 3300-3306,2009″
“The impact of laser treatments oil the dielectric strength of alpha-alumina is investigated. In order to induce low surface modifications to strong damages. different laser processing parameters (fluence, assisting gas and its pressure, and laser wavelength) are applied.